Data Center Developer Begins Major U.S. Expansion With New Atlanta Project

Political leaders in two of the nation’s largest regional data center hubs are doubling down on tax breaks for the industry.

The legislative efforts in Georgia and Washington come as states increasingly use tax incentives to compete for a piece of the nation's rapidly growing data center market. But these incentives have begun to face scrutiny in other localities, including the Northern Virginia county that pioneered the strategy.  A pair of bills with…

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Biomanufacturing capacity is at a critically low level for startups and early stage life sciences firms, imperiling the success of new companies and their ideas.

At this moment, a confluence of factors, including the boom in mRNA vaccine technology and new cell and gene therapy firms, has grown beyond the capacity of the nation's contract manufacturing industry, which firms depend on to outsource their therapy production or meet sudden demand. Life sciences startups need these spaces to run clinical trials and work out kinks in their own manufacturing processes before making bigger real estate commitments.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kelly Nagel, who has worked for publicly traded REITs and other big firms during her career, decided at the end of last year to leave her job and pursue a lifelong dream of starting her own company.

A single mother of three, Nagel said the experience of staying at home with her family during the pandemic led her to rethink her priorities. She no longer wanted to travel for work as much as she did before the coronavirus, and she wanted the freedom to set her own schedule. 

"It forced me to re-evaluate what was going on in my life," she said. "I can take the parts of my job that I love and turn it into something that’s mine and have the flexibility I need and want and be able to be around for my kids, but also be able to build something." 

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